Richard Cornish and his case have been well known to historians of early
American gay and lesbian history for several years. The most recent
scholarship, by retired Princeton University historian John Murrin,
appeared last summer in volume three of the Library of Virginia's
Dictionary of Virginia Biography. A review of the original manuscript
record disclosed that the person Cornish was hanged for committing
sodomy with was 19 years old, not 29, which may suggest the propriety of
reconsidering the nature of the relationship.

Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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Subject: gay, lesbian group honors controversial Jamestown figure

Now here's something I hadn't heard about before...

Nancy

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